Adobo Hobo + Lumpia Cart = Pinoy (Amerkano) Street Food

Ok, so there wasn’t any isaw, adidas, kwek-kwek, or helmet, but the mango-oatmeal cookies, ube purple velvet cupcakes, adobo burritos, sisig tacos, lumpiang shanghai, mechado, adobong manok, and turon was absol-friggin-lutely MASARAP! Astig ng Pinoy-Amerka!

In the Philippines you’ll find carts selling delicious snacks that are cheap to make and cheap to buy for both the vendors and passers-by. Hot foods are fried, cold foods are sweet, and masarap ang lahat (everything is tasty – excuse my Taglish).

This event in Daly City, CA was no different. These folks were cooking up things that were cheap to make and cheap to buy, but mahal in deliciousness. Almost half of the visiting public, as well as the vendors, weren’t even Filipino, making the event even more meaningful for the community at large.

The crazy guys of Lumpia Cart:

The HUGE pot of adobong manok from Adobo Hobo:

And the hot bartenders serving Lambanog Vodka:

The event helped promote the huge abundance of street food carts popping up in San Francisco in the wake of this “recession.” If recessions push people to push great street food carts like these, spreading culture and foodie-love up and down our neighborhoods, then maybe there is some good we can get from a bad economy.

“Outside-In” @ the Mink Lounge, Daly City, CA:

But the day will come when someone pushes a cart full of grilled chicken feet and deep-fried quail eggs down an “all-American” block… some tunay ng Pilipino street food!

Photo above from https://my_sarisari_store.typepad.com/my_sarisari_store/street_food/